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. >>> number three, former illinois congressman jesse jackson jr. has signed a plea deal with prosecutors. the well-known civil rights leader was under investigation for misusing campaign funds. details of that are unknown, but according to local reports out of chicago, he could still face prison time. >>> number four, a judge in cleveland sentenced an amish man behind a string of beard-cutting attacks to 15 years in prison. he was convicted of hate crimes, kidnapping, and conspiracy. and then number five, in phoenix, the murder trial of jodi arias took a dramatic turn this week. arias took the stand and admitted to killing her ex-boyfriend travis alexander. she described how she stabbed him 27 times, shot him in the face, and slit his throat in self-defense. arias will be back on the stand when trial resumes on monday. if convicted, she does face the possibility of the death penalty. >>> now, back to that intense man hunt in california. we will take you out there live and that will be next. officemax is celebrating our new collaboration with go dad
. >>> number three, former illinois congressman jesse jackson jr. has signed a plea deal with prosecutors. the well-known civil rights leader was under investigation for misusing campaign funds. details of that are unknown, but according to local reports out of chicago, he could still face prison time. >>> number four, a judge in cleveland sentenced an amish man behind a string of beard-cutting attacks to 15 years in prison. he was convicted of hate crimes, kidnapping, and...
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. >>> jesse jackson jr.'s plea deal. he is admitting to using contribution funds for his own use. he took as much as $750,000 out of his war chest. here are some items on that shopping list. $43,000 rolex, five grand for furs bought in beverly hills, couple of michael jackson hats for around $4,000 each. and more than $10 in martin luther king jr. memorabilia. >>> in chicago now, president obama again called on congress to act on his gun control proposals. the president spoke about gun violence at a high school in his hometown. president obama said it's not just a gun issue here. it's also an issue of community, responsibility. he also spoke about one of chicago's victims of gun violence, 15-year-old hadiya pendleton. >> what happened to hadiya is not unique. it's not unique to chicago. it's not unique to this country. too many of our children are being taken away from us. >> remember hadiya was gunned down days after performing at one of the president's inauguration events. her parents were at yesterday's speech as well as tuesday's state of the union address. the bail hearing fo
. >>> jesse jackson jr.'s plea deal. he is admitting to using contribution funds for his own use. he took as much as $750,000 out of his war chest. here are some items on that shopping list. $43,000 rolex, five grand for furs bought in beverly hills, couple of michael jackson hats for around $4,000 each. and more than $10 in martin luther king jr. memorabilia. >>> in chicago now, president obama again called on congress to act on his gun control proposals. the president spoke...
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. >>> senator jesse jackson jr. says he used campaign funds for personal expenses. he took $750,000 out of his war chest and used it to buy things like this -- a $43,000 rolex, more than $5,000 in furs bought in beverly hills, and a couple of michael jackson hats for around $4,000 each. >>> time now to jump into politics. the top stories from the week. we start with the fight over chuck hagel, and a fight it was. senate republicans, most notably john mccain, have effectively blocked his confirmation at least for now. they are demanding more information from president obama on the attack in benghazi. joining me as they do every week on cnn, democratic strategist maria cordona and amy holmes, editor for "the blaze." maria, i'll start with you. >> good morning. >> talk about a testy confirmation hearing. is this just the latest part of some playground, or do you think there's more to this? >> i think it is absolutely the latest in partisan politics, susan. and i think it doesn't bode well for the republicans. they already have a perception from the american people that
. >>> senator jesse jackson jr. says he used campaign funds for personal expenses. he took $750,000 out of his war chest and used it to buy things like this -- a $43,000 rolex, more than $5,000 in furs bought in beverly hills, and a couple of michael jackson hats for around $4,000 each. >>> time now to jump into politics. the top stories from the week. we start with the fight over chuck hagel, and a fight it was. senate republicans, most notably john mccain, have effectively...
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we just saw reverend jesse jackson arrive. this is becoming more of a symbolic event. certainly of important, great importance, the sadness to the pendleton family. but it's a way for the whole nation to focus on this issue of gun violence. martin? >> you mentioned that pendleton's family supports using her tragic debate to help shape the gun control debate? >> reporter: that's right. you know her father, nathaniel pendleton, says they want to see both parties work together. as he put it, he doesn't want there to be a democratic approach and a republican approach. he believes there should be what he called a multifaceted approach. they're very aware of the fact that this tragedy, their own personal tragedy has taken on a larger scope nationwide. and they want to see hadiya pendleton's death serve as something to bring the parties together and maybe do something that can help reduce gun violence. >> is the first lady expected to speak, or is she attending? >> reporter: no, she's just attending. we're told -- we should not expect her to be making any remarks. she was hea
we just saw reverend jesse jackson arrive. this is becoming more of a symbolic event. certainly of important, great importance, the sadness to the pendleton family. but it's a way for the whole nation to focus on this issue of gun violence. martin? >> you mentioned that pendleton's family supports using her tragic debate to help shape the gun control debate? >> reporter: that's right. you know her father, nathaniel pendleton, says they want to see both parties work together. as he...
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former illinois congressman jesse jackson jr. has signed a deal with prosecutors. the son of the well-known civil rights leader was under investigation for misusing campaign funds. details of that deal are unknown. according to local reports out of chicago, he could still face prison time. >>> a judge in cleveland sentenced an amish man behind a string of beard-cutting attacks to 15 years in prison. convicted of hate crimes, kidnapping and conspiracy. several of his followers received shorter sentences. >>> at least 12 people were killed earlier saturday when a bus carrying fans of one of chile's top soccer teams careened off the side of the road south of the capital city of santiago, chile. it happened at 2:00 am when the driver apparently lost control and the bus plummeted 100 feet, carrying 45 fans of the ohigans soccer team. >>> michelle obama will attend today's funeral for 15-year-old hadiya pendleton, chicago honor student and band majorette was gunned down a week after performing at president obama's inauguration. athena jones is following the story in chic
former illinois congressman jesse jackson jr. has signed a deal with prosecutors. the son of the well-known civil rights leader was under investigation for misusing campaign funds. details of that deal are unknown. according to local reports out of chicago, he could still face prison time. >>> a judge in cleveland sentenced an amish man behind a string of beard-cutting attacks to 15 years in prison. convicted of hate crimes, kidnapping and conspiracy. several of his followers received...